Etymology of the English word saxifrage
the English word
saxifragederived from the French word
saxifragederived from the Latin word
saxifragaderived from the Classical Latin word
saxum (stone)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Latin word
frangoDate
The earliest known usage of saxifrage in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
saxifragaceousUsage
Word found in Modern English
